Arizona Insect Festival at the University of Arizona

Insect Fest 2023! You’re invited to the 11th annual Insect Fest. Sunday October 1, 2023 – 10am to 3pm, ENR2 building on UA campus, 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson, AZ This year’s theme […]

Urban Wildlife Conservation Day 2023 (Phoenix)

Urban Wildlife Conservation Day is a national day of celebration for our urban green spaces and urban wildlife. This free event will have multiple family-friendly activities including a native plant […]

Fall Plant Sale at Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Boyce Thompson Arboretum 37615 E. Arboretum Way, Superior, AZ, United States

October 13 (Arboretum members), October 14 – 29 (public) See the Boyce Thompson Arboretum website for full details.

Fall Plant Sale at Tohono Chul (Tucson)

Tohono Chul 7366 N Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, AZ, United States

Tohono Chul Members’ Preview: Wednesday, October 11 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM General Public: Saturday, October 14 and Sunday, October 15 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM   A […]

Southwest Monarch Butterfly Festival (Scottsdale)

Scottsdale Community College 9000 East Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Join Scottsdale Community College and the Southwest Monarch Study in celebrating 20 years of supporting and monitoring monarch butterfly populations. Learned about the amazing monarch and how you can join […]

Fall Plant Sale at Desert Botanical Garden

Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, United States

October 19 (Garden members) 20 - 22 (public). Reservations required for entry. See the Desert Botanical Garden website for full details.

Workshop: Attract & Support Pollinators (Phoenix)

South Mountain Community Library 7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Do you want to create an outdoor space of beauty at home while supporting butterflies and other pollinators? This in-person workshop will teach how to attract and support pollinators using […]

Wildflower Sowing & Seed Packing (Phoenix)

South Mountain Community Library 7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ, United States

Come have fun and take action in honor of Sustainability Month! Tuesday, October 24 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM: Wildflower garden seed sowing at the South Mountain library 11:00 AM […]

Tonto Basin Chapter Meeting

Friday, February 2, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Bringing Nature Home by Doug W. Tallamy book discussion and potluck at 268 E Stephens Way, Tonto Basin, AZ. Please join us, […]

Peach Springs Chapter Meeting:

Wednesday, December 13, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the 4H Building: Tina Ayers. Introduction to Plant Identification Tina Ayers will give a introduction to the field of plant taxonomy and […]

Tonto Basin Chapter First Friday Botany Walk

Friday, January 5, 10:00 - 12 noon 10:00 - 11:30 am at the Tonto National Monument https://www.nps.gov/tont/index.htm  Learn about Plant Families as we walk a portion of the paved lower cliff […]

Peach Springs Chapter Meeting

Wednesday, January 10, 5:00 - 7:00 PM at the 4H Building: Melissa McMaster. Amazing Plants of Grand Canyon and Efforts to Protect and Enhance Them Melissa McMaster will share stories […]

National Native Seed Virtual Conference

National Native Seed Conference: a Virtual Conference on February 7 & 8, 2024. This conference will focus on Native Seed Production and Seed-Based Restoration with an emphasis on Indigenous Knowledge […]

Tucson Chapter February Monthly Meeting. The Tucson Cactus and Succulent Society: An Overview of Education and Conservation Programs, presented by Richard Wiedhopf and Steve Watts.

ENR2 building, Room 215, University of Arizona, and on Zoom 1064 E Lowell St, Tucson, Arizona

The TCSS has a variety of programs which salvage cactus from construction sites, restore cactus habitats, and educate citizens about the beauty and value of cactus and succulents. To receive the zoom link, write to nativeplantstucson@gmail.com.

Tonto Basin Botany Walk

Tonto Natural Bridge Highway 87, Pine, Arizona

Ranger Micah will lead us on a Botany Walk on the paved trails at the Tonto Natural Bridge, Highway 87, Pine, AZ 85547. Group rate admission is $2 per person.

Desert Survivors, Tucson, Spring Plant Sale

1020 W. Starr Pass Blvd, Tucson AZ 85713

Check with website for time and 'member only' sale dates. Plant Sales & Events - Desert Survivors  

Spring Plant Sale at Tohono Chul Park, Tucson

Tohono Chul 7366 N Paseo Del Norte, Tucson, AZ, United States

Members’ Sale | 9 AM – 3 PM ▸ Wednesday, March 13th Public Sale | 9 AM – 3 PM ▸ Saturday, March 16th ▸ Sunday, March 17th (No admission fee necessary to shop […]

Spring Plant Sale at Desert Botanical Garden (Phoenix)

Desert Botanical Garden 1201 N. Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ, United States

SPRING PLANT SALE DATE: March 14-17 TIME: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., last admission at 2 p.m. PRICE: Free Admission. Reservations required.   RESERVATIONS OPEN JAN. 26 FOR MEMBERS & […]

Spring Plant Sale at Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale Community College 9000 East Chaparral Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

March 21 from 10am - 1pm and 5:00pm - 6:30pm The Center for Native and Urban Wildlife's (CNUW) bi-annual fundraising plant sale at SCC will have a diversity of native […]

Spring Native Plants and Wildflowers galore.

Ironwood Forest National Monument, Waterman Restoration Site

Friday April 12:  Spring Native Plants and Wildflowers galore. Waterman Restoration Area, Ironwood Forest NM, 8:00 -11 am with John Scheuring and Andrew Gourevitch.  Stroll through this impressive desert restoration site […]

Spring Native Plants and Wildflowers galore.

Ironwood Forest National Monument, Waterman Restoration Site

Saturday, April 13:  Spring Native Plants and Wildflowers galore. Waterman Restoration Area, Ironwood Forest NM, 8:00 -11 am with John Scheuring and Andrew Gourevitch.  Stroll through this impressive desert restoration site […]

Saguaros Like You Have Never Seen Them

Ironwood Forest National Monument, Waterman Restoration Site

Saturday April 20 Saguaros Like You Have Never Seen Them.  West Avra Valley Road, 35 mile car loop.  8-11am with John Scheuring.  Fifteen-person limit. We will carpool west on Avra […]

2024 Desert Horticulture Conference

Tucson, AZ

3 concurrent tracks: Plants and Design, Plant Health, and Water/Urban Landscapes For more details and to register, visit the conference website.

$165 – $200

Flagstaff Chapter Meeting

t Highgate Senior Living Center at 1831 N Jasper Dr. on McMillan Mesa. 1831 N. Jasper Dr on McMillan Mesa, Flagstaff, Arizona

Wendy McBride. Conserving Rare Plants and Their Pollinators The need for information on the basic biology, including reproductive systems and pollination ecology, of rare species is integral to both species- […]